Education system is ‘failing dyslexics’
Huge progress has been made in the past 20 years in dealing with dyslexia, but there is still plenty to do, according to the general director of the Cyprus Dyslexia Association ...
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Community leaders gather to promote Cypriot lace
Several community leaders met on Thursday in Athienou to discuss ways in which the Cypriot lace could be included in the list of Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The meeting was ...
West Ham fans and officials visit Paralimni
As West Ham is set to face Aek in the Conference League round of 16 on Thursday, one particular corner of Cyprus will rejoice the connection between the East London club ...
Cyprus Airways issues apology over complaint filed by passenger
Cyprus Airways on Thursday issued an apology for an incident involving a passenger with reduced mobility that took place on March 2.
In the past days Rafaella Miltiades, the passenger in ...
Archbishop: Turkish Cypriots are our people
Archbishop Giorgos said there is nothing that separates Greek Cypriots from the Turkish people.
The prelate gave a long interview to CNN Turk on Thursday, the first one to a ...
Arrest in Limassol after man tries to stab police officers
A 42-year-old man was arrested in Limassol on Wednesday after he tried to stab police officers with a knife during a search.
According to a police statement, the incident took ...
Arrests for Chlorakas armed robberies (Updated)
Paphos police have made two arrests in connection with two armed robberies at two different kiosks in Chlorakas, authorities reported on Thursday.
According to police, after a first man, 27, was ...
Football clubs cheating state over players’ salaries
Some football clubs in Cyprus are reportedly paying undeclared wages to footballers, in addition to the official declared salary of €150, which represents the legal minimum wage.
The president of the ...
Nearly 30 repatriations after asylum applications rejected
A total of 29 people – which 21 from Pakistanis and eight Georgians, were returned to their country of origin on Tuesday.
The repatriations were a result of a police operation carried out ...
Health officials called to prioritise kidney disease
The continuous upgrading of national health scheme Gesy will contribute to the timely treatment of patients with kidney disease, according to a statement released by the Cyprus Renal Association ahead ...
Kombos: Cyprus will strengthen relations with Ukraine and Jordan
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said he will enhance relations with Ukraine and Jordan, after holding talks with the Ukrainian ambassador to Cyprus Ruslan Nimchynskyi and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi ...
Girls and women the majority of victims of violence and abuse
Around 75 per cent of victims of family violence and abuse of minors in Cyprus are girls and women, according to data released by the police.
According to the statistics, there ...
West Ham fan who fell out of minibus in critical condition (Updated)
The condition of the 38-year-old West Ham fan, who fell out of a moving vehicle along the Paphos-Limassol highway on Tuesday, remains critical.
Police spokesperson Christos Andreou confirmed that he ...
President says state hospitals will live up to public expectations
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday he was determined for state hospitals to live up to the public’s expectations of them, assuring that one of the focal points of ...
Health minister says mindset in public hospitals needs change
If Gesy collapses then the entire Cypriot economy will crumble, Health Minister Popi Kanari said on Tuesday calling for a change in attitude within public hospitals.
Speaking on CyBC radio, ...
29 stopped at Paphos airport this year with false ID
A total of 29 people have been convicted by the Paphos district court since the start of the year after they were all found guilty in cases of forgery and impersonation.
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Fire in furniture factory in northern Nicosia under control (Updated)
A large fire that broke out on Monday morning in a furniture manufacturing company in the industrial area of northern Nicosia has been brought under control, authorities in the north ...
Hoteliers relieved over employment of third country nationals
Hoteliers are upbeat about the new employment regulations, after the cabinet decided to raise the percentage of third country nationals allowed to be employed by businesses from 30 to 50 per cent ...
Funerals of Greece train crash victims take place (Update 3)
A large crowd gathered at the church in Avgorou, Famagusta on Monday morning as the funeral was held for one of the Cypriot victims of the fatal train crash in ...
Cyprus appeals for more EU border agency staff on island
An appeal was made at the weekend to the EU border agency to help Cyprus manage its migratory flow.
The difficulties Cyprus is facing managing the flow of illegal migrants ...
TV shows we love: The Office
Of all the TV shows I have enjoyed, one of my favourites has to be The Office. Yes, I know, it’s neither new, nor original for that matter, as ...
Cypriot students aboard doomed train still unaccounted for (Updated)
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday said the government is in touch with the families of the two Cypriot students who were on one of the trains that collided in an ...
US ambassador Julie Fisher met with Unficyp’s Colin Stewart
The new US ambassador to Cyprus Julie Fisher met the head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) Colin Stewart on Thursday inside Nicosia’s buffer zone to ...
Vultures arrive in Cyprus to help strengthen local population
Environmental NGO BirdLife Cyprus announced on Thursday that a batch consisting of 14 Griffon vultures arrived on the island from Spain.
The arrival of the birds is part of the ‘Life ...